[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] danallraj:
I own an Australian (Optus, original ROM version = i780DTHD1) version of the i780 which I recently upgraded to an official Samsung release Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro ROM meant for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam (i780PDXIB1) which I downloaded from the Samsung OS Upgrader website. There is no official WM6.1 ROM for Australia yet.

At first, the upgrader checks to make sure the OS and phone ROM version matches against it's version, which meant I'm not suppose to be able to upgrade due to the different ROM version. However, I found an online tutorial which showed me how I can use a hex editor to change the ROM version in the upgrader to match with the phone's version.

http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t26390.html

I got pass the version check and the ROM started uploading but failed at uploading the "Phone Image" a.k.a 3rd upload. I soft rest the handset and it was showing WM6.1 with the new ROM version but the Phone version was still the original version (i780DTHD1) :confused:.

I then proceeded to use the unmodified upgraded which will now match against my OS version and the upgrade completed successfully with both OS and phone ROM versions now showing i780PDXIB1 :).

Everything runs smoothly (quicker actually). My problem started when I tried to access Windows Live, Live Messenger and even Hotmail. I am unable to connect to any of these services. Hotmail on Pocket IE and Opera 9.5 just gives me a black white screen, while Windows Live and Messenger says there is a connectivity issue. I can browse other sites using PIE and Opera just not Hotmail and Live services. I was able to access these services when in WM6 and I noticed that Live and Hotmail services always connect using GPRS even though I am connected to wifi.

According to Microsoft Mobile FAQ http://mobile.microsoft.com/live/En...&sid=da8e298231e845e1dbc1fcea1df83430e6c29ce0, the connection profile called "The Internet" must be configured with my provider's settings. I checked my connection settings and could not find that connection. But when I try to add a new connection called "The Internet", I get an error message "Connection settings already exist with that name". But I'm pretty sure there is no such connection. I looked for it in the registry (PHM Registry) and only found one entry for "The Internet" under HKLM/Comm/ConnMgr/Destinations/ which contains the following:

Name > Data

DestId > {436EF.......}

ReadOnly > 0 (00000000)

Secure > 0 (00000000)

I deleted that entry (after full registry backup) and soft reset the device. I am now able to add a new connection called "The Internet" but the problem still exists. What I also notice is the drop down box for "My network card connects to:" for my Wi-Fi adapter is blank. Before the registry edit, I am able to select either "The Internet or "Work" connection. Without any success I restored the registry backup and now everything is back to previous state.

To summarize the problem:

Unable to edit or add "The Internet" connection after upgrading to WM6.1 Pro. I get an error message "Connection settings already exist with that name". But unable to find it in Connections.

Missing connection is causing Windows Live and Messenger services not to work.

Hotmail.com and Live.com shows a blank screen while other websites load ok i.e. Google

Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks.

Regards,

Daniel